At last, a rare look of seriousness appeared on Chen Hao's face.
With another Sky-Splitting Palm, he shattered the five streams of Sword Qi.
Under the violent spiritual energy impact, Chen Hao's arm trembled slightly. When he raised it to look, several cracks had appeared in his palm, slowly seeping blood.
"I couldn't tell. Despite your young age, your strength is indeed astonishing."
"In that case, you have one more reason to die."
Lin Qi found Chen Hao's mystical, muttering manner deeply contemptible. She frantically drew upon the spiritual energy in the air, gathering strength to cast her spell.
"There are plenty more ways I can surprise you!"
A phoenix cry tore through the skies above the swamp forest, faintly scattering the multicolored glow overhead.
Sensing Lin Qi's aura rising steadily, Chen Hao frowned and formed a hand seal, casting a protective barrier before himself.
Cheng Shiyuan suddenly rose behind him, three short swords stabbing in unison toward his back.
A wisp of pale green spiritual energy veiled the void like fine gauze.
Before it even drew close, the temperature around them abruptly soared.
Chen Hao's eyes widened. "Heaven and Earth Exotic Fire?!"
No wonder the old geezers in the Household had said this generation of cultivators was brimming with hidden talents. Chen Hao had now realized it completely.
The pale green spiritual energy looked harmless, yet at the instant it was about to touch him, it was as though raging flames were burning his bones. The scorching heat coursed through his meridians and reached his marrow.
Cracks instantly spread across Chen Hao's defensive barrier.
Lin Qi seized the opportunity and unleashed Phoenix Cry—Frozen Seal.
The massive phantom of an ice phoenix threw back its head and cried to the heavens, its feathers azure and sharp as blades.
Its aura